Infographic: When Reagan, the GOP, and Democrats Doubled the Gas Tax

Tuesday, March 20, 2012 1 Comment

Infographic: When Reagan, the GOP, and Democrats Doubled the Gas Tax

Something to keep in mind while the House GOP leadership toys with the idea of sending national transportation policy back to the 1950s…

Ben Goldman is a freelance writer and city planner who served as Interim Editor of Streetsblog Capitol Hill from December 2011 to May 2012.

http://www.marketingtechblog.com Douglas Karr

You mean back in the 50s when public transportation was utilized by the middle class and the poor alike? When cars were a bit of a luxury? When government was small and the budgets were balanced?

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